Kirsty Hudson

Offending Identities

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines sex offenders' perspectives of the way they are treated and managed. It is based around in-depth interviews with 32 convicted male sex offenders, providing a remarkable insight into offenders' perceptions of initiatives designed to both treat and control their risk of future offending. It then goes on to evaluate the effectiveness of such schemes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781843921158
• ISBN-10: 1843921154
• Artikelnr.: 24992447

Autorenporträt

Kirsty Hudson is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. Her research interests include sexual offending and sex offenders, violence against women, and resettlement policy and practice.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Setting the Scene 1. Managing the 'sex offender' 2.
Treating the 'sex offender' Part 2: The social construction of the sex
offender - impact on identity 3. Responding to stigma 4. The negotiation of
identities Part 3: The social construction of the sex offender - impact on
treatment 5. Motivation to change and treatment attendance 6. Honesty and
conformity in a group setting 7. Denial, identity and 'what works' Part 4:
The social construction of the sex offender - impact on risk 8. Managing
future risk 9. Conclusions